Meet Ciham Ali Abdu…
She was arrested by #Eritrean authorities a decade ago.
⚠️ When she was 15.
Ciham has not been seen or heard from since then. She has never been charged with any offense.
She was arrested by #Eritrean authorities a decade ago.
⚠️ When she was 15.
Ciham has not been seen or heard from since then. She has never been charged with any offense.
The Eritrean regime’s outrageous actions seem to be some kind of political revenge against her father. He was information minister in 2012 but fell out with the president and fled the country.
Shortly after, Ciham – a dual US-Eritrean citizen – was arrested trying to escape.
Shortly after, Ciham – a dual US-Eritrean citizen – was arrested trying to escape.
#Eritrea has one of the world’s most appalling human rights records, and Ciham’s case is just one example.
Eritrea's government imposes severe restrictions on the population, including on freedom of expression, opinion, and faith.
The government forcibly recruits much of its adult population into indefinite military service: hrw.org/report/2009/04…
or national service: hrw.org/report/2019/08…
or national service: hrw.org/report/2019/08…
You may have heard about abuses by Eritrean forces in #Ethiopia... hrw.org/news/2021/03/0…
...but the country’s internal crimes hardly get any international media attention.
👉 Would you please help change that right now?
SHARE this thread, and join all of us calling for Eritrea to #FreeCiham.
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👉 Would you please help change that right now?
SHARE this thread, and join all of us calling for Eritrea to #FreeCiham.
onedayseyoum.org/ciham
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